Researchers developed a technique that attaches a cancer-killing toxin to modified bacteria capable of entering tumor cells. Once inside, the toxin is released to destroy the cancer cell, ...

Imaging-based single-cell physiological profiling holds great potential for uncovering fundamental bacterial cold shock response (CSR) mechanisms, but its application is impeded by severe focus drift ...

Bacteria and phages that travel in space behave much differently in microgravity than they do in labs on Earth, exciting ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines to the forefront of global health care. After their clinical ...

A giant DNA virus pulled from a Japanese freshwater pond is forcing scientists to rethink how complex cells first acquired their defining feature: the nucleus. Named ushikuvirus, the newly ...

A multi-disciplinary research team at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and ...

In reality, nails are considered appendages of the skin, explains Chris Adigun, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and nail ...

From endometriosis and cervical cancer, to diabetes, vitamin D deficiency and pollution exposure, scientists are finding ...

A futuristic “DNA origami” vaccine platform may one day outperform mRNA shots while being easier to produce and distribute. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists have developed a new DNA origami–based ...

Routine home cleaning helps remove dust, allergens, and everyday contaminants that collect within indoor spaces”— ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines to the forefront of global health care. After their clinical trial stages, the first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was administered on 8 December ...